Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Massage: Altering Consciousness through Physical Therapies

The conversation discusses how getting high involves both a physical and mental component. The physical component is important in order to confirm that one is actually experiencing a change. There are many physical therapists which act on the mind through the body in order to alter one's consciousness.

Oriental medicine is a system of medicine that focuses on restoring the balance of energy in the body. This can be done through acupuncture and acupressure, which help to circulate energy and remove blockages. Oriental medicine can be used to treat a variety of conditions, and is based on the belief that restoring balance in the body will restore health.

The speaker describes how acupuncture or acupressure can be used to get high. If a person is sick, they will not be able to get high from the treatment. The doctor will take pulses from different points on the person's wrist to determine which energy flow needs to be balanced. The person will then lay on a table and the doctor will use needles or finger pressure to stimulate certain points along the meridians. The person may feel a subtle or an obvious change, depending on how aggressively the therapist chooses to work.

Timestamps

0:00:01 The Physical Component of Getting High

0:01:40 The Benefits of Physical Therapies for Altering Consciousness

0:04:03 Acupuncture: A Traditional Chinese Medicine

0:05:58 The Benefits of Acupuncture and Massage for Consciousness Expansion

0:09:35 The Different Stages of a Massage

Highlights

The beginning of a massage is the only difficult part. You'll fill the spots where you're holding both physical and emotional attention. But once you begin to let go, everything will let go.

The high of acupuncture and acupressure is a result of the rebalancing of the chi in your body. While intensely relaxing, the experience is also mind altering. You feel as though your whole body were being adjusted to one frequency.

The systems of acupuncture and acupressure restore the cheat to its proper leveling. Circulation not being high can be seen as an imbalance. Either your energy level is high but misdirected and blocked, or your energy is just not enough in the first place.

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